BELFAST, Maine — A local man who recently was convicted for a February domestic violence assault in which he used a sledgehammer to damage his home was arrested again last week after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her with a knife.
Kevin Flagg, 46, of Belfast recently was released from prison after serving a 55-day sentence for the prior assault, according to Detective Sgt. Bryan Cunningham of the Belfast Police Department.
Flagg and the victim had been arguing Thursday evening about his drinking, Cunningham said. Then Flagg wanted the woman to write a statement recanting the allegations that led to his conviction.
“If she didn’t, he threatened severe bodily harm,” Cunningham said, adding that Flagg had a knife.
Flagg didn’t assault her with the knife but did shove her backward onto the bed, hard enough that there were bruises on her back, the detective said.
The woman tried to call for help but Flagg apparently threw the phone onto a hot stove and it melted, according to police reports. She was able to leave the residence and call 911. When police arrived, Flagg reportedly refused to submit to arrest and fought with the two officers, who were not injured.
“He met the officers in his underwear,” Cunningham said.
Flagg was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, domestic violence assault, domestic violence terrorizing, refusing to submit to arrest or detention, obstructing report of crime or injury, and assault.
Because Flagg had two prior convictions for domestic violence assault — the February assault and another in 2008 — it may make the most recent charges a felony crime, police said.
Flagg was taken to Waldo County Jail to be booked and has been taken to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, where he remains in custody. His bail has been set at $7,500 cash or $20,000 surety, according to jail officials.
With his prior record he should be held until trial.
if I am reading this right, the woman he went to jail for last time took him back when he got out? I’m not trying to sound mean here but it’s kind of hard to feel sorry for these woman when they just keep going back for more, I mean really lady, get a clue, he isn’t going to change.
You should read a lot more about domestic violence. Many women don’t feel that they can leave their partner and there is a lot more under the surface. I used to think the same thing, but the more statistics I read about, the more I changed my views. It is a hard trap to get out of.
I’m sure you’re right, but if he is in jail it would be the perfect opportunity to get help to get away, but since I have never personally been in a “physically” abusive relationship I don’t have any first hand understanding of that, I just hope she gets away from him before something worse happens than her cell phone being melted.
Here is some info: Why don’t women leave abusive relationships?
Leaving a relationship, no matter how abusive, is never easy. Women who leave relationships often have to opt for living in poverty. That’s a very difficult choice to make. There are many social, cultural factors that contribute to encouraging women to stay and try and make the situation work. Often, violence is a familiar pattern for the woman, as well as the man. In addition, women often love the men who abuse them, or at least love them initially. Men who batter are not 100 percent hateful, but they can be loving and attentive partners at times. Some women remain emotionally and/or economically dependent on the batterer despite the fact that she faces continued abuse if she stays with him. Women are at highest risk of injury or violence when they are separating from or divorcing a partner. Women can be very intimidated by a partner and the consequences of her leaving. It takes a long time for a woman to give up hope in a relationship and to recognize that the only way she can be safe is to leave him.
http://www.pbs.org/kued/nosafeplace/studyg/domestic.html
So basically your defending the women for remaining in this situation, what happens when he gets out next?
I certainly do not plan on raising my daughter to think along your line of reasoning.
iworkingmommy was not defending the woman, I don’t believe. And it’s not ‘their line of reasoning’, as you suggest. Pick up any literature or talk to any counselor and they will tell you. This person simply stated the facts, right or wrong, they are the facts. Glad to know you wouldnt raise your daughter to think this way but at some point, your daughter will think for herself, and because she is human, and because she is a woman, which by nature alone says that she will be a nurterer to some degree, she will develop her own feelings on the subject. I only hope she NEVER is in this position, and if she is, that you are understanding and sympathetic for her….because that is what she will need to make it better. Support, understanding, more support, help, more support, and more understanding. Sorry, but it is the facts, and it is all part of the cycle of abuse.
Thank you @snady, that is exactly what I was saying. I hope I am never in that position. I hope I would be strong enough, and in a position to leave. Leaving an abuser is more than just walking out the door. What if you have children or pets? What if you don’t work outside the home and don’t have money?
I am not stating my opinion above, only what many studies of women in abusive situations show. Abuse cuts across all races, income levels, and areas of society.
Sounds to me that if she didn’t take him back, he probably would have tracked her down when he got out of jail for doing his 55 days!!
iworking… you have it dead on. I have helped others in abusive relationships, and have been in one myself. “It wasn’t always bad, yesterday was a good day so its just a thing and it will pass, where will I go? What will I do? What about all of the things I worked so hard for? What about my kids? How can I make him (or her) understand that they are hurting me? (cuz thats what we do before we leave is try for understanding) and even… I dont have any money and cannot move or go anywhere else, I will NEVER be able to get away, he (she) said they would hurt my family….” All excuses, but all things that truly happen and are real for the people going through this. Very easy to point the finger at the person who doesnt leave, but you are very very correct – there is a lot more under the surface. On behalf of anyone who might be going through this, or have gone through this, or knew someone who did, thank YOU for your understanding.
He had a girl friend? That’s the alleged part of it I’d say.
Dang. Just when he was getting his life together…
Kevin, kevin, kevin….gettin too old for this……snap out of it.
He met the officers in his underwear and said, yep, the party is in here!
At least he’s more properly attired than that drunk fella in Herman, who “meets officers in his birthday suit”. Getting to be about that time of year for a little clothes-free drinking around the outdoor fire.
Ha Ha! No bugs yet so you don’t need Off!
Here’s an idea – let him cook in jail for the rest of his life.
Another reason I don’t have a cell phone……some NFL dude got in trouble today for doing the same thing, grabbing his girl’s cell phone which resulted in a fight and he got charged with a felony, can’t remember his name. How the frig does anyone get anything done with those freakin’ things going off all the time? I don’t get it…..guess I’m out of the loop and I’ll keep it that way.
That’s right, if you have a cellphone your asking for trouble!!!
And forget about those landlines!! THOSE things are trouble!!